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Article D4162-1 of the French Labour Code

I.-The minimum proportion of employees mentioned in 1° of I of Article L. 4162-1 is set at 25% of the workforce. II – For the application of 2° of I of article L. 4162-1 of the Labour Code, the company or group is subject to the obligation set out in this same article if its claims ratio is greater than 0.25. This claims index is equal to the ratio, for…

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Article D4162-2 of the French Labour Code

The company or group agreement referred to in article L. 4162-1 or, failing that, the action plan referred to in article L. 4162-2, is based on a prior diagnosis of exposure to the occupational risk factors referred to in article L. 4161-1 and sets out the resulting prevention measures which apply to all employees exposed to one or more of these factors, as well as the procedures for monitoring their…

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Article D4162-3 of the French Labour Code

The company or group agreement referred to in Article L. 4162-1 or, failing that, the action plan referred to in Article L. 4162-2, or the extended branch agreement referred to in II of Article L. 4162-1 deals with: 1° At least two of the following themes: a) Reducing multiple exposures to the factors mentioned in article D. 4161-1 ; b) Adapting and adapting the workstation; c) Reducing exposure to the…

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Article R4162-4 of the French Labour Code

I.-The fund mentioned in articles L. 215-1 or L. 752-4 of the Social Security Code or inarticle L. 723-2 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code informs the employer of his obligations under articles L. 4162-1 and L. 4162-2 of this Code. II – The company or group agreement referred to in article L. 4162-1 or, where applicable, the minutes of disagreement and the action plan referred to in article…

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Article R4162-5 of the French Labour Code

I.-The fund mentioned in article R. 4162-4 informs the regional director of companies, competition, consumption, labour and employment when a company covered by the obligation mentioned in I of article L. 4162-1 is not covered by a company or group agreement or, failing this, by an action plan meeting the conditions defined by article L. 4162-3. II – When the Labour Inspectorate monitoring officer observes a breach of the obligation…

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Article R4162-6 of the French Labour Code

At the end of the period set by the formal notice, the Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment decides whether to apply the penalty referred to in article L. 4162-4. It sets the rate in the light of the company’s situation, the information sent by the fund mentioned in article R. 4162-4 and, if the company has fewer than three hundred employees, the progress of collective bargaining…

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Article R4162-7 of the French Labour Code

The Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment will send the employer, by any means that provides a date certain, a reasoned notification of the rate of the penalty, within one month of the expiry date of the formal notice provided for in article R. 4162-5. A copy of this notification is sent to the body responsible for collecting social security contributions under the employer’s general or agricultural…

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Article R4162-8 of the French Labour Code

The penalty is due for each full month during which the company fails to comply with the obligations mentioned in article L. 4162-3 from the date of the formal notice until the Labour Inspectorate receives the agreement or action plan provided for in I of article L. 4162-1 and article L. 4162-2. The penalty, calculated by applying the rate notified by the Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and…

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Article D4163-2 of the French Labour Code

The thresholds associated with the occupational risk factors mentioned in I of Article L. 4163-1 are set as follows: 1° For the aggressive physical environment: OCCUPATIONAL RISK FACTOR THRESHOLD Action or situation Minimum intensity Minimum duration a) Activities performed in a hyperbaric environment as defined in Article R. 4461-1 Interventions or work 1,200 hectopascals 60 interventions or work per year b) Extreme temperatures Temperature less than or equal to 5…

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